Download or read book Russia and the USSR in the Twentieth Century written by David MacKenzie and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revision of their best-selling text, MacKenzie and Curran present a succinct, updated history from the later imperial tsarist regime to the current Russia. Acclaimed in the field for its clarity, comprehensiveness, and accuracy, the text balances social/cultural history with political history through the Putin presidency, and offers Russian as well as post-Soviet views of Russian history.